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During the months of October and November a tiny outpost along the west coast of ’s becomes the site of one of Nature’s most magnificent events. The concentration of polar bears that gather around Churchill, Canada creates an unprecedented opportunity to see large numbers of these majestic creatures in their own habitat and in close range.

There is one company in particular that has pioneered the responsible and environmentally-sensitive way to see Churchill’s polar bears—Natural Habitat Adventures (NHA). They have been providing small groups of travelers with rewarding and conservation- based experiences for years. NWF is proud to consider them our preferred partner for visiting Churchill and discovering this annual gathering of polar bears.

Often NWF will try to find a single departure for our members to experience this amazing event; however, it is hard to pick just one date or itinerary that will work for everyone. Instead, we encourage you to explore the entire range of possibilities detailed in the following pages. Each trip, each departure, promises to be a unique and unforgettable adventure, so we want you to find the trip that is perfect for you. And when you do, be sure to mention National Wildlife Federation sent you. NHA will make a donation to NWF for our ongoing work to protect this magnificent species from threats to habitat and from the effects of global climate change. There is no better way to experience polar bears in their natural environment. We hope you can discover them for yourself this October and November. Classic Polar Bears A Classic Adventure to the Polar Bear Capital of the World

Face-to-face with the “King of the ”– a thrill that lasts a lifetime.

TRIP HIGHLIGHTS Looking out onto the vast ice floe, we spy them, white  See the world’s greatest concentration of polar bears, just outside Churchill, on white. Alternately regal and whimsical and always awe-inspiring, polar bears in the wild offer a natural  Experience the frozen wilderness of Hudson Bay from the comfort of warm tundra vehicles encounter charged with drama and magic. Yet a warming

 Discover the challenges and joys of life in the Far climate and melting ice sheet are affecting Arctic ecosys- North in the outpost town of Churchill tems, threatening their future. Natural Habitat Adventures is responding with measures like our carbon offset pro- gram, and we have faith that humanity will rally to protect HUDSON BAY the frozen home of these engaging beasts. There’s no • Churchill MANITOBA better time than now to see these kings of the North, and

• no one better to take you up close than us.

Mention National Wildlife Federation when booking 1•800•543•8917 www.nathab.com Classic Polar Bears “It was truly a privilege to observe these magnificent animals, and the organization and our guides were simply the best. This was our first trip with you and we were very impressed - to put it mildly! - A. Kling Images © E Rock, S Morello ”

Our Extra Day in Winnipeg Program is tion Leaders know the best places to might provide one of nature’s most Day 7: Return Home 4available on this and all polar bear trips. view bears, which are waiting for the exhilarating experiences – a chance After breakfast, transfer to the air- Day 1: Winnipeg, Manitoba ice to solidify on Hudson Bay so they to view the Northern Lights away port for flights home. Arrive in Winnipeg and enjoy an may begin the winter seal-hunting from the glare of town. Though they Please note: On the six-day trip we return to orientation dinner. season. We spend hours watching are never predictable, sometimes Winnipeg on Day 5 and return home on Day 6. Itineraries may vary slightly, but inclusions them interact, delighted by their amidst the darkness of the subarctic are the same. Day 2: Winnipeg / Churchill antics and rugged beauty. From the tundra, the lights begin as a white Fly to Churchill this morning. This warmth of our vehicle, we may see glow in the northern sky, then begin hospitable outpost town, originally mothers with cubs and young adult to flicker and dance in shimmering a fur-trading post, is our base for ad- males play-fighting. Our knowledge- curtains of color. On the six-day trip venture. On the six-day trip we head able Expedition Leader offers inter- (your nighttime tundra journey takes to the tundra this evening for our pretation along the way, explaining place on Day 2), there’s free time in first glimpse of the bears, though we the bears’ behavior and how they Churchill or an opportunity for an Dogsledding often see them from the leaving thrive in such a harsh environment. optional helicopter excursion over Excursions the airport, even before we board In the evenings, we meet for dinner, the frozen tundra before boarding our tundra vehicle. On the seven-day followed by presentations on wildlife our flight back to Winnipeg. May be available on all of our polar bear trip, we have an evening presenta- or local cultures. trips (weather dependent). tion on polar bears and the northern Day 6: Churchill / Winnipeg Experience an authentic northern tra- environs by our professional staff of Day 5: Evening on the Tundra Our return flights are scheduled to dition as you glide through the boreal naturalists and scientists. On the seven-day trip we tour his- depart in the mid-to late afternoon, wilderness behind an eager team of toric Churchill, then head out to the to offer as much time as possible to well-trained sled dogs. This optional Days 3 & 4: Polar Bear Viewing tundra for evening bear viewing and explore Churchill. Pick up last-minute excursion includes an exhilarating Unique tundra vehicles are our dinner aboard the vehicle. During native handicrafts and souvenirs or, mile-long ride on groomed trails as mobile means for spending time our daytime exploration, we may if time permits, take an optional heli- well as plenty of time to visit, photo- among the polar bears. Although visit local sled dogs en route to Cape copter journey over the tundra or an graph and learn about the dogs from they accommodate an average of 35 Merry, where we often see arctic authentic dogsledding excursion. an expert musher. passengers, we take just 15, ensuring fox and arctic hare. If the skies are everyone a window seat. Our Expedi- clear, our nighttime tundra excursion

Dates Details & Fees Accommodations 2010 Dates Group Limit Approximately 15 travelers The elegant Hotel, a Winnipeg landmark, 6-Day Trips 7-Day Trips Physical Rating Easy is a National Historic Site. Built in 1913 by the Oct 11-16 Oct 11-17 Nov 1-7 Please see Trip Notes in back for details. Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, the French-style cha- Oct 14-19 Oct 15-21 Nov 4-10 Arrive 7pm dinner Day 1 teau is still the grande dame of Winnipeg, offering Oct 27-Nov 1 Oct 17-23 Nov 5-11 Depart Anytime final day first-class hospitality. Churchill is a remote destina- Oct 28-Nov 2 Oct 19-25 Nov 7-13 2010 Fees tion, and while its hotels are small and simple, they Oct 30-Nov 4 Oct 21-27 Nov 8-14 6-Day Expedition: $4,595 are clean, comfortable and located in the center of Nov 2-7 Oct 23-29 Nov 9-15 town. Every room has a private bathroom with show- Nov 4-9 Oct 27-Nov 2 Nov 11-17 Single Supp.: $595 Nov 11-16 Oct 28-Nov 3 Nov 13-19 7-Day Expedition: $4,895 er. Please be aware that hotel space in Churchill is Nov 12-17 Oct 31-Nov 6 Nov 14-20 Single Supp.: $675 scarce, and to accommodate demand we must use Nov 15-20 Deposit: $500 a variety of local properties. Room size and amenities may vary despite Note: 2010 dates may change slightly. comparable pricing. Please consult our website. Note: Fees may increase in 2011. Ultimate Churchill A Total Immersion into the North, Including Dogsledding and a Helicopter Flight to the Bears’ Dens

This adventure is for those who want to see and do it all. © P Endres

TRIP HIGHLIGHTS This expedition offers a total immersion into the world  Witness the mighty polar bear in its natural habitat outside of Churchill, Manitoba of the polar bear and the Canadian Far North. Our warm, self-contained tundra vehicles take us into the icy wild  Experience the vast frozen wilderness by tundra vehicle, helicopter and dogsled to watch the bears hunt, play and interact, entertaining

 Meet the native peoples of Hudson Bay and us just feet away from our windows. But our adventure experience their age-old traditions doesn’t end there: We’ll also helicopter to the bears’ den- ning area and experience the northern boreal wilderness by dogsled. When night falls, watch for the swirling colors HUDSON BAY of the aurora borealis, as vivid here as any place on earth. • Churchill MANITOBA “Ultimate Churchill” is the ultimate North.

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Mention National Wildlife Federation when booking 1•800•543•8917 www.nathab.com Ultimate Churchill It was all beyond our expectations – “Melissa was an amazing guide, the bears were fabulous and the Northern Lights appeared nearly nightly. You run the Ca- Images © M Bruscia, E Rock, C McNulty dillac of adventure tours.” - A. Chisley

Our Extra Day in Winnipeg Program is ing for the ice to solidify on Hudson Day 5: Northern Cultures & mering curtains of electric green, available on this and all polar bear trips. Bay so they may begin the winter Northern Lights waves of blue or even red. The Hud- Day 1: Winnipeg, Manitoba seal-hunting season. We spend hours Our immersion into the nature and son Bay see the lights as the Arrive in Winnipeg and enjoy an watching them interact, delighted culture of the North continues, magical display of their ancestors’ orientation dinner this evening. by their antics and rugged beauty. as native hosts tell us about daily souls dancing in the sky. Though After dinner in Churchill, we’ll enjoy life near the top of the world. For we now know the aurora borealis Day 2: Churchill / Night Tundra a wildlife or cultural presentation on millennia, the Inuit and Dene have is caused by the interaction of the Fly to Churchill and explore this life in the North. existed compatibly with a daunting solar wind with the earth’s magnetic remote community before heading climate. Historically they relied for field, they are no less entrancing. to the tundra for an evening with Day 4: Helicopter Journey / sustenance on the animals, fish and the bears. Originally a fur-trading Dogsledding berries of the region, while now their Day 6: Churchill / Winnipeg post, Churchill is home to just Today we soar high above the lives are characterized by both tra- After time to pick up some last- under 1,000 people, and in late tundra in helicopters, drinking in ditional practices and contemporary minute native crafts, we board our fall, to hundreds of polar bears that amazing aerial views of the frozen ways. This presentation offers a look return flight to Winnipeg. congregate at the of Hudson landscape below. From the air we at the changing North through the Bay. We head to the tundra this may see bears, caribou and arctic lens of these enduring cultures. We Day 7: Winnipeg / Home evening for our first glimpse of the fox. We disembark to explore on also visit the Eskimo Museum, with After breakfast, transfer to the air- bears. Dinner is served aboard our foot and perhaps even crawl inside artifacts collected from centuries of port for flights home. enclosed tundra vehicle. an unoccupied polar bear den. We local habitation. If skies are clear, Please note: Itineraries may vary slightly but all also sample an age-old means of we’ll visit a heated aurora dome to inclusions are the same. Day 3: Polar Bear Viewing Arctic transportation on a dogsled- experience the natural wonder of Unique tundra vehicles are our ding excursion, during which we the Northern Lights. The lights often mobile means for a day among learn about the life of a musher, begin slowly, as a faint white glow, the polar bears. Although they visit with the dogs, observe the then intensify in scope and color as accommodate an average of 35 team as they prepare for the run, they undulate across the sky, shim- passengers, we take just 15, ensur- and, finally, head out for an unfor- ing everyone a window seat. Our gettable ride behind an eager team Expedition Leaders know the best of pure canine power! Extra Day places to view bears, which are wait- in Winnipeg

Dates Details & Fees Available on all of our polar bear trips. 2010 Dates Group Limit Approximately 15 travelers We have arranged a guided Extra Day Oct 15-21 Physical Rating Easy / Flexible in Winnipeg tour, which takes place Oct 19-25 Please see Trip Notes in back for details. prior to each polar bear adventure and Oct 23-29 Arrive 7pm dinner Day 1 Oct 27-Nov 2 Depart Anytime final day includes hotel accommodations; breakfast and Oct 31-Nov 6 2010 Fees lunch; a tour of the city highlighting historical and Nov 7-13 $6,095 cultural points of interest; and a guided visit to the Nov 9-15 Single Supp.: $675 acclaimed , winner of numer- Nov 13-19 Deposit: $500 Accommodations Hotels – See Classic Polar Bears ous awards for excellence in tourism and service. Fee: Single $235, Double $195 Note: 2010 dates may change slightly. Note: Fees may increase in 2011. Please consult our website. Tundra Lodge Adventure Stay at This Unique Lodge Designed for Polar Bear Observation

Who’s watching whom? The Tundra Lodge provides the perfect vantage point for bear viewing. © S Morello

TRIP HIGHLIGHTS We are thrilled to offer travelers an extraordinary polar  Incomparable polar bear viewing at all times of the day bear experience – a stay at the Great White Bear Tundra Lodge, situated outside Churchill on the tundra itself. As  Overnight directly on the frozen tundra in the comfort of our unique mobile hotel evening falls, guests remain in the domain of the polar

 Safari along the ice-bound shores of Hudson Bay bear to experience sunset across the snow and ice. Safe in search of Arctic wildlife inside our custom lodge, we experience surprising com- fort, considering our environs. This “train” of connected bedrooms, dining room and lounge car is on wheels, HUDSON BAY allowing it to be stationed for optimal bear viewing each • Churchill season. There’s no more thorough immersion into the MANITOBA

• world of the polar bear than on this most unique north- Winnipeg 80 ern adventure.

Mention National Wildlife Federation when booking 1•800•543•8917 www.nathab.com Tundra Lodge Adventure There was so much to the Tundra Lodge! “Twenty-four hours a day to see the ani- mals, extended time in the tundra vehicles, great food and a sense of really being with the bears in their environment. - R. Gray Images © J Dominguez, T Gage, E Rock ”

Our Extra Day in Winnipeg Program is Don’t be surprised if dinner is comfort and safety of our tundra to Churchill. Depending on return 4available on this and all polar bear trips. interrupted by a mad dash to the vehicles, we “safari” along the flight schedules to Winnipeg, we Day 1: Winnipeg, Manitoba windows to watch a polar bear lum- coast in areas of high bear density, may have time for some last-minute Arrive in Winnipeg, a city resplen- bering around the lodge. searching for unique wildlife much exploration of this subarctic frontier dent with arts, culture and commer- as we would on an African safari. community, originally a Northwest cial activities, and celebrated for its Days 3 - 5: Tundra Lodge In addition to polar bears, we may Company fur-trading post, with a rich history as a trading and transpor- The Tundra Lodge is strategically see caribou, arctic fox, arctic hare, chance to pick up native handicrafts tation center. Transfer to the historic positioned at the beginning of each ptarmigan and snowy owls. At the at the Arctic Trading Company. We and meet for an season in the best area for bear end of each exhilarating day, we enjoy a farewell lunch in Churchill or orientation dinner with our Expedi- viewing. Inquisitive bears often retire to our cozy accommodations dinner together in Winnipeg. tion Leader this evening. approach the lodge, which fea- for dinner and presentations. In the tures rows of windows and fenced light cast by our lodge across the Day 7: Winnipeg / Home Day 2: Winnipeg to Churchill / observation decks to accommodate frozen tundra, we look for the illu- After breakfast, we transfer to the Tundra Lodge our own curiosity. We spend hours minated eyes of animals. And if we airport for flights home. Fly to Churchill and transfer to the watching them interact, delighted are fortunate to have a clear night, Tundra Lodge by tundra vehicle, by their antics and rugged beauty. the North’s spectacular natural watching for Arctic wildlife against We may see mother bears pro- light show may appear as darkness the vast white landscape along the tecting and teaching their cubs, descends. Churchill has some of the way. A presentation on polar bears young adult males play-fighting, or world’s most concentrated aurora by one of our Expedition Leaders giant adults patrolling the shores borealis activity. provides an enlightening introduc- as they wait for the bay to freeze. tion to our Far North adventure. Our unique location, combined Day 6: Churchill / Winnipeg Tonight we savor the first of many with half-day excursions in special This morning we board our tun- mouthwatering meals prepared by all-terrain tundra vehicles, affords dra vehicle, leaving the ice-bound our professional chef, who resides the best possible wildlife experi- coastline of Hudson Bay in the on the lodge throughout the season. ence in the Churchill area. From the distance as we make our way back

Dates Details & Fees Accommodations

2010 Dates Group Limit Approximately 28 travelers NHA’s exclusive Great White Bear Oct 11-17 Physical Rating Easy Tundra Lodge, located on the subarctic Oct 15-21 Please see Trip Notes in back for details. tundra outside Churchill, Manitoba, is a Oct 19-25 Arrive 7pm dinner Day 1 rolling hotel that is placed in an area of Oct 23-29 Depart Anytime final day high polar bear density at the beginning Oct 27-Nov 2 2010 Fees of the season, which runs from October Oct 31-Nov 6 $5,995 through November. It has 32 rooms, each of which is a single compartment Nov 4-10 Single Supp.: $225 similar to a room on a train. Three toilets and two showers are shared as well Nov 8-14 Deposit: $500 as a lounge area for watching bears and a dining car with sliding windows Nov 12-18 for viewing and photography. The Tundra Lodge offers a unique and unusual Note: 2010 dates may change Arctic experience without sacrificing comfort. slightly. Please consult our website. Note: Fees may increase in 2011. Polar Bear Photo Tour Join World-Renowned Nature Photographers at the Tundra Lodge

There is no better place on earth to photograph polar bears than the tundra surrounding Churchill. © S Morello

TRIP HIGHLIGHTS Churchill is a pilgrimage for wildlife photographers, both  Join our award-winning photographer guides on this Far North photo expedition professionals and avid amateurs. This custom photogra- phy expedition is designed to provide the very best polar  Spend five nights among the polar bears of Churchill at the remote Tundra Lodge bear photo opportunities available. From the Great White

 Photograph bears and other Arctic wildlife on daily Bear Tundra Lodge, situated outside Churchill on the excursions by tundra vehicle tundra itself, we can photograph bears from our unique “hotel.” With exclusive use of this facility, there’s plenty of room for gear and for shooting. An on-site vehicle HUDSON BAY provides daily excursions around the tundra. Our most • Churchill accomplished photography leaders guide this exceptional MANITOBA

• trip, drawing on their extensive experience in the region Winnipeg to offer tips for getting that once-in-a-lifetime shot.

Mention National Wildlife Federation when booking 1•800•543•8917 www.nathab.com Polar Bear Photo Tour It was a true gift to photograph the bears “in their natural environment, and Eric is just a marvelous guide, especially for this photo trip. His knowledge of the area and photog- raphy were both totally first rate. - D. Pope

Images © E Rock, P Endres, C McNulty ”

Our Extra Day in Winnipeg Program is acquainted with polar behavior, curiosity. We spend hours watch- originally a Northwest Company 4available on this and all polar bear trips. interpret all we are seeing. At the ing them interact, capturing their fur-trading post, with a chance to Day 1: Winnipeg, Manitoba lodge tonight, they discuss Arctic antics and rugged beauty. We may pick up native handicrafts at the Arrive in Winnipeg and transfer to photography and share their exten- see mothers with cubs and young Arctic Trading Company. We enjoy the historic Fort Garry Hotel. This sive experience in these environs. adult males play-fighting. Our unique a farewell lunch in Churchill or din- French-style chateau is a National location, combined with half-day ex- ner together in Winnipeg. Historic Site, built in 1913 by the Days 3 - 6: Tundra Lodge cursions in all-terrain tundra vehicles, Grand Trunk Pacific Railway and still The Tundra Lodge is strategically affords the best possible wildlife Day 8: Winnipeg / Home the grande dame of Winnipeg, offer- positioned at the beginning of each experience in the Churchill area. At After breakfast, we transfer to the ing first-class hospitality. Meet for an season in the best area for bear the end of each exhilarating day, we airport for flights home. orientation dinner this evening. viewing. Every fall, hundreds of polar retire to our cozy accommodations bears congregate around Churchill, for dinner and presentations. If we Day 2: Winnipeg to Churchill / waiting for the ice to solidify on are fortunate to have a clear night, Our Photo Tundra Lodge Hudson Bay to begin the winter we may get to experience the won- Expedition Fly to Churchill and transfer to the seal-hunting season. We have ideal der of the Northern Lights. Once Leaders Tundra Lodge via tundra vehicle, early-morning and late-afternoon/ darkness descends, the lights often Besides having the with our first chance to photograph evening photo opportunities, with a begin as a faint white glow, then best natural history polar bears and other wildlife along chance to photograph polar bears at intensify in scope and color as they guides in the busi- the way. Here on the edge of Hud- sunrise and sunset. Since the lodge undulate across the sky in shimmer- ness, we are fortunate son Bay, where boreal forest meets has plenty of common area – a ing curtains of color. that many of our Expedition Arctic tundra, animals abound, even lounge with sofas and chairs as well Leaders are also award-winning pho- in the harsh climate that envelops as a dining car, each with sliding Day 7: Churchill / Winnipeg tographers. With a list of photo credits this environment much of the year. windows – photographers will have This morning, we reluctantly leave that include books, calendars and ar- We may see caribou, arctic fox, ample space to shoot at will. Inquisi- the tundra and head back into ticles in some of the most prestigious arctic hares, ptarmigan and snowy tive bears often approach the lodge Churchill for our flight to Winnipeg. magazines in the world, our guides owls as well as the undisputed lords at close range, which features rows Depending on flight schedules, we offer a wealth of expertise on this very of the North, the polar bears. Our of windows and fenced observation may have time for some last-minute special Photo Tour. expert photo tour leaders, intimately decks to accommodate our own exploration of this frontier town,

Dates Details & Fees Our Northern Helicopter Journeys 2010 Dates Group Limit Approximately 28 travelers Available on all of our polar bear trips. Nov 16-23 Physical Rating Easy We have arranged for exclusive helicopter Please see Trip Notes in back for details. Arrive 7pm dinner Day 1 journeys across the coastal tundra, viewing Depart Anytime final day wildlife and cultural sites from the air and 2010 Fees from the ground. This vast land of endless frozen lakes often $6,495 reveals arctic fox, polar bears and caribou. Our 1-1/2-hour Single Supp.: $225 Deposit: $500 journey allows us 60 minutes of flight time and 30 minutes Accommodations Tundra Lodge – See Tundra of ground time at pre-Dorest archaeological sites or at Fort Lodge Adventure Note: 2010 dates may change Prince of Wales, weather permitting. slightly. Please consult our website. Note: Fees may increase in 2011. Classic Polar Bear Photo Tour An Expert Photographer Naturalist Leads This Immersive Journey into the Realm of the Polar Bear NEW TRIP!

If there is a more thrilling and photogenic animal than the polar bear, we haven’t found it. © S Morello

TRIP HIGHLIGHTS You won’t find another Churchill-based polar bear odys-  Spend three full days on the tundra among the polar bears sey with this much proximity and time among the bears, coupled with our intensive focus on gaining superlative  Perfect your wildlife photography skills with our renowned photographer guide photos. We spend three full days on the tundra at the

 Marvel at how close you’ll get for superb photos of edge of Hudson Bay, where polar bears congregate each these magnificent bears fall awaiting freeze-up and the winter hunting season. Specially designed vehicles take us into the heart of their habitat, with plenty of space for equipment and room to HUDSON BAY maneuver. On-site guidance from our expert photogra- • Churchill MANITOBA pher guide is complemented by evening lectures on how

• best to capture the wonder of Arctic wildlife through the Winnipeg 84 camera’s lens.

Mention National Wildlife Federation when booking 1•800•543•8917 www.nathab.com Classic Polar BearPhotoTour available on this and all polar bear trips. Our Extra Day in Winnipeg Program is 35 passengers, we take just 15, 15, just take we passengers, 35 of average an accommodate they Although bears. polar the of range photographic prime within get to us allow vehicles tundra Unique Days 3-5:Polar BearPhotography naturalist. and photographer expert an both is who Leader, dition Expe our by environs northern the and photography Arctic on lecture a enjoy we evening This adventure. for base our is post, fur-trading a originally town, outpost hospitable This morning. this Churchill to Fly Day /Churchill 2:Winnipeg West. Canadian the of opening the to dates that landmark Winnipeg prestigious a Hotel, Garry Fort toric his the at Overnight evening. this dinner orientation an at travelers fellow and photographer-guide pert ex your Meet Winnipeg. in Arrive Day Manitoba 1:Winnipeg, Dates Please consult our website. Note: 2010 dates may change slightly. Nov 14-20 Nov 9-15 Oct 23-29 2010 Dates - - - ing. We gain a better understand better a gain We ing. observ are we phenomena natural and behavior animal the of tion provides a captivating interpreta captivating a provides Leader Expedition knowledgeable our advice, photography sharing to addition in Meanwhile, gyrfalcon. and ptarmigan owl, snowy fox, arctic including wildlife, northern other spot also may we tundra the of expanse white the on Out inside. peer to vehicle our of side the on paws massive his lifting even or feet within approaching times some us, toward attention his turn may male adult large A fighting. play- males adult young and cubs with mothers see may we vehicle, our of warmth the From freeze. to ice the for waiting Bay Hudson the of shores the roam they as bears photographing tundra, the on hours daylight our spend we days, full three For shoot. to room of plenty and gear, camera for space seat, window a everyone ensuring Note: Fees may increase in 2011. Deposit: $500 Single Supp.: $675 $5,095 2010 Fees Anytime final dayDepart Arrive 7pmdinnerDay 1 Please seeTrip Notesinbackfor details. Physical Rating Easy Group LimitApproximately 15travelers Details &Fees - - - - some last-minute shopping to pick pick to shopping last-minute some for town in stay Or, birdlife. Arctic and hare fox, photographing for spot promising a Merry, Cape nearby visit to opt may wish who Those today. Churchill explore to possible as time much as offer to afternoon late to mid- the in depart to scheduled are flights return Our Day 6:Churchill/Winnipeg camera. on event magical this capture to town of lights the from away place a for head we’ll borealis, aurora the of colors dancing the see to enough fortunate we’re and clear are skies night the If cultures. native local or wildlife on presentations by followed dinner, for meet we scape, land northern wild the envelop to descends dusk as evening, Each climate. warming a by bears polar to posed threat grave the about learn also We environment. harsh a such in thrive to adapted are they how and biology bears’ the of ing Room size andamenitiesmay despite vary comparable pricing. scarce, and to accommodate oflocalproperties. demandwe must use avariety private shower. bathroom with Pleasebeaware hotel that space inChurchill is they are clean,comfortable andlocated center inthe oftown. room Every hasa and whileitshotels are smallandsimple, Churchillhospitality. isaremote destination, first-class dame ofWinnipeg,offering chateau isstill grande French-style the the in 1913by Grand the Trunk Pacific Railway, landmark, isaNationalHistoric Site. Built Hotel, aWinnipeg Garry The elegantFort Accommodations

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